The Joy Of Living In The Moment With Your Children.

Have you ever been to a new country, city or even bazaar?

Everything seems new and interesting.

You want to pause and look at everything.

If it’s a new bazaar, you want to examine things by holding them in your hand, flipping them over.

If it’s a new city, you stop and appreciate the...

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Slow Down...

For a lot of parents, slowing down with their child seems like a lot to ask. They feel like they have too much going on to pause for their child's emotions, to mediate the fights between siblings and to problem-solve trouble areas rather than issuing commands.

I get it. I've never met a parent...

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My Daughter Husna

Let me tell you a story about this girl named Husna who’s our spunky and feisty 6-year-old (though the story is from last year pre-covid when she was still in school).

So about Husna... If I were to say she alone, in many ways, is equal to her three brothers, I wouldn’t be lying. She...

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The Science Of Emotions

You hear a sound at midnight in your house and get scared. Fear is an emotion aka chemical event in your body that is happening to make you act. You get up, grab a weapon-ish thing and go look for what's going on. You're ready and armed to keep yourself alive and safe. The fear has pumped...

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Unconditional Love

Unconditional love is when our kindness extends to beyond their "good behavior"- when the going gets tough, how we act then is what defines our love, as far as they're concerned.

This is also why a lot of kids will say "you don't love me!" because what they're really saying is, "You don't love me...

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Childhood Experiences-How They Define Us.

Some people get very triggered when anything in regards to their childhood is brought up.

Perhaps their childhood is the best time they had in their life. Fair enough. Makes sense.

Perhaps they don’t understand the relevance of childhood experiences. Something happened so long ago- how the...

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From Lecturing To Understanding And Letting Go

If I asked you if its ok to break into someone's office to get something you need.. you'd probably say no. Heck no. If I told you I caught an employee of mine sneaking into my office behind my back, you'd say they're not worthy of my trust.. yes?

Consider the following.

Let's say your boss gives...

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It's The Small Stuff That Really Matters.

We think love is big things. We buy our kids whatever they need and more. We make all their wishes come true. We do stuff for them around the house so they don’t have to. We put them in the ‘best’ schools. We try to eliminate hardships from their lives. We do so so much for them...

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How can we replace conditional love with unconditional love?

When they do something positive,

1- Many times, we don’t need to say anything. Kids aren’t weak creatures who need accolades and praise any time they make good choices. They also don’t need “positive reinforcements” in forms of praise. That’s an outdated idea...

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